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About Gumlapuram Village

Gumlapuram is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,331, made up of 1,714 males and 1,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumlapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumlapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635118
Area (hectares) 677.86 hectares
Population 3,331
Male Population 1,714
Female Population 1,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumlapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gumlapuram is the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 677.86 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gumlapuram

Gumlapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumlapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumlapuram from other places

Gumlapuram lies about 30 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Periyanaga Thunai, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gumlapuram
Nearest railway station Periyanaga Thunai 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 16 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 16 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 30 km

Villages closest to Gumlapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Denkanikottai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gumlapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumlapuram village had a population of 3,331. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Gumlapuram village has 1,714 males and 1,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumlapuram has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gumlapuram is 635118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumlapuram covers 677.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumlapuram falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gumlapuram is Periyanaga Thunai, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gumlapuram.

Gumlapuram is about 30 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumlapuram is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Periyanaga Thunai is about 3.1 km away. Denkanikottai is about 16 km away. Denkanikota is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagamangalam (2.5 km), Thimijapalli (6.6 km) and T Gollahalli (7.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gumlapuram today is likely to be higher.

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